Freedom Rising: NYC

Tune in starting tomorrow for this special Black History Month series.

Help urge the NY State legislature to reform the parole system now!

FEMA webinar re strategies for improving the equitable distribution of the vaccine. Tomorrow!

LAPC joins @riversidenyc and @commoncauseny as co-sponsor of a virtual panel discussion on the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 15, 6:30pm (EST) on the alarming impact ...of COVID-19 on incarcerated people and their families. Panelists include justice-involved individuals who survived COVID while incarcerated, community activists who are active in the fight for a more just reentry process, and family members of people who are still incarcerated. The focus of the discussion will be the challenges we collectively face in helping others stay safe during the pandemic. To register visit: trcnyc.org/event/covid-prison/ #lapcbrooklyn #fortgreene #brooklyn #LAPCforJustice #socialjustice #BlackLivesMatter #BLM #LAPCAntiRacism #covidbailout #poorpeoplescampaign

Lulu, I Hear You Messages from the Inside During COVID-19 Wed, Dec 9th 2020 at 6:00 PM EST Rehabilitation through the Arts (RTA) presents this 30-character performance piece based on poetry and stories RTA received from the men and women we work with at NYS prisons during the Covid-19 pandemic. Adapted by Joe Giardina and directed by Thomas Coté, the cast is made up of RTA alumni and teaching artists who wish to share the voices of our members still incarcerated. A talkback f...ollowing the performance will feature RTA alumni released over the past few months, who can speak directly to the experience of being locked down, locked in and released during a pandemic. Can't attend, but still want to support RTA? Please consider a gift today. Arts Westchester is generously matching all new or increased donations up to $7,500. See more

As the hours count down to Election Day across the country, the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is urging people to head for the polls if they haven’t already. https://bit.ly/2THVvwt #pcusa #PCUSAvotes2020

Important to remember during today’s hearing with @KeithPowersNYC & @StephenLevin33: Accessing housing & healthcare is nearly impossible w/o government ID for justice impacted individuals. #JustReentry

Register today! Take part tomorrow! Living into the Matthew 25 Vision Presbytery of New York City Virtual Advocacy Day Saturday, October 17, 2020 from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM The day will include worship and two workshops.... The Rev. Adriene Thorne, First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn, will preach. Two workshops will follow: 10:00 AM - Faith Communities for Just Reentry, led by Lucas Pershing and the Rev. Kevin VanHook 11:15 AM - Housing Issues in the Time of COVID-19, led by Craig Waletzko, Fair Housing Justice Center Register now. The Virtual Advocacy Day is sponsored by the Justice Ministries Committee of the Presbytery of New York City and the First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York. See more

There are a couple of opportunities left to encourage participation in the 2020 Census. Everyone counts; everyone should be counted.

Indigenous Peoples' Day is a holiday that celebrates and honors Native American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. It is celebrated across t...he United States on the second Monday in October, TODAY, and is an official city and state holiday in various localities. It began as a counter-celebration held on the same day as the U.S. federal holiday of Columbus Day, which honors Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. Many reject celebrating him, saying that he represents "the violent history of the colonization in the Western Hemisphere", and that Columbus Day covers-up Christopher Columbus' actions of enslaving Native Americans. It was begun in Berkeley, California, in 1992, to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas. In the 2010s, various other cities and states also began observing it. Committees of Native American Presbyterians are working to provide resources with information to help inform the denomination about Indigenous Peoples Day. See more